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Award-winning Author, Poet, Mental Health Advocate, and the Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of Stamford (2022-23).
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Ways to Improve your Mental Wellbeing Every DayÂ
By Michael Baxendale Mental health is one of the key topics of the 21st century – and rightly so. Mental health relates to your overall...
Dec 22, 20214 min read
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Prevailed Hope is Out Now!
The day has finally arrived! You can now read my words. I have one thing to say to you – okay, maybe two – before you buy yourself a...
Oct 12, 20211 min read
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Midday Poetry Preview!
Do you remember the Dark Poetry Preview I shared with you a few months ago? Well, in that preview I mentioned that I would also share...
Sep 11, 20211 min read
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Dark Poetry Preview!
Sooo… As you’ll have seen (and if you haven’t you will now!), I am self-publishing a book called Prevailed Hope which will be available...
Jul 6, 20211 min read
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Interview miniseries: Jennie Verleg
As part of this mental heath interview series, I asked participants to take their pick of six questions out of twenty, and then answer...
Jun 29, 20214 min read
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I am Going to be an Author: Cover Reveal!
Well, it is a strange feeling writing this. I am going to be the author later this year! Like most of what’s happened to me career-wise...
Jun 19, 20212 min read
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A Person with a Disability?
As some of you may know from reading My Story, I have a physical disability alongside the other issues that I have described. Up for...
Apr 10, 20213 min read
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My Experience: DNA Lightup
I would say I am a spiritual person – open minded about all the possibilities that the world has to offer. That said, I’m not into...
Mar 27, 20214 min read
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My Story
Through speaking to Melanie Pledger and several other people, I have come to realise that I have never told you much about my mental...
Mar 11, 20214 min read
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(AD*) Chapter – mental health charity – Fundraising Event!
This is an impromptu post to let you know of a fundraising event coming up on Tuesday the 23rd of February. I think most of you would be...
Feb 19, 20213 min read
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Why do we Fear Confidence?
One the one hand, confidence is great – an internal belief that you can achieve what you want to achieve. That you’re worthy of what you...
Feb 13, 20213 min read
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The Outstanding Blogger Award!
As it turns out, letstakeamoment.com has nominated me for the ‘Outstanding Blogger Award’. Thank you so much! What can I say? Just to...
Jan 16, 20213 min read
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